Lespinasse (restaurant)

Lespinasse
Lespinasse
Restaurant information
Closed	2003
Street address	2 East 55th Street
City	New York
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10022
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°45′40.6″N 73°58′27.8″W / 40.761278°N 73.974389°W

Lespinasse was a fine dining establishment initially run by and primarily associated with executive chef Gray Kunz (1955–2020). It was located in the St. Regis New York hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was celebrated for its house culinary style termed "cuisine spontanée", a variant of nouvelle cuisine first developed by Paul Bocuse and Roger Vergé,^[1] and noted for the amount of future star chefs who worked under the aegis of Kunz in its kitchen, including; Andrew Carmellini, Floyd Cardoz, Rocco DiSpirito, and Corey Lee.^[2]

Kunz, a Singapore-born Swiss, directed the eatery and served up French-Asian cuisine there until 1998.^[3] The French chef Christian Delouvrier then took over culinary control of the establishment and ran its kitchen until the restaurant closed in April 2003.^[4]

References

^ Merwin, Hugh (9 March 2020). "Gray Kunz Made an Entire Generation of Chefs Better". Grub Street.
^ Crowley, Chris (6 March 2020). "Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Died". Grub Street.
^ Miller, Bryan (12 October 1994). "New Kitchen for a Cool Million". The New York Times.
^ Scott, Keith (17 April 2003). "Grand Award—Winning Lespinasse in New York to Close". Wine Spectator.

[1] Merwin, Hugh (9 March 2020). "Gray Kunz Made an Entire Generation of Chefs Better". Grub Street.

[2] Crowley, Chris (6 March 2020). "Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Died". Grub Street.

[3] Miller, Bryan (12 October 1994). "New Kitchen for a Cool Million". The New York Times.

[4] Scott, Keith (17 April 2003). "Grand Award—Winning Lespinasse in New York to Close". Wine Spectator.

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Lespinasse

Restaurant information
Closed	2003 (2003)
Street address	2 East 55th Street
City	New York
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10022
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°45′40.6″N 73°58′27.8″W / 40.761278°N 73.974389°W / 40.761278; -73.974389

Lespinasse (restaurant)

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